Fwd: Job Opening at GramPari
sayali
From: Anujna Dnyaneshwar <anu...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Subject: Job Opening at GramPari
To: grampari...@gmail.com
Job Opening for Grampari Springshed Programme: Technical Specialist
Job Summary:
Join an international, multidisciplinary team responsible for implementing a three year project to promote protection of natural springs in the Western Ghats to enhance biodiversity and meet drinking water needs of rural communities. Project includes partnering the rural communities to access safe and sustainable water sources, development and documentation of best practices for springshed protection, conducting action research to better understand spring systems, and promoting spring policy at the local and state level through capacity building and outreach.
The candidate will be the technical team leader responsible for identification of water sources, design of simple spring water harvesting and drinking water systems, springshed protection, and oversight of field staff and construction. The candidate will also contribute significantly to applied research on natural springs including instrumentation, data collection and analyses, and will also contribute to community mobilization and advocacy of spring protection policy. This position is based in Panchgani, Maharashtra with field visits to projects throughout the Satara District portion of the Western Ghats.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should possess the following minimum qualifications:
§ Civil Engineering/Physical Science/Environmental Science or related background, preferably with a working knowledge of, or ability to learn, community-based, rural water management
§ A minimum of 3 years professional work experience, preferably with some design and project management or team supervision experience
§ Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills
§ Excellent computer literacy with knowledge of MS Office, GoogleEarth (or GIS), and a statistical analysis software
§ Fluent Marathi with good English, conversational Hindi a plus
§ 4 wheeler and/or 2 wheeler license or ability to get one preferred
§ Able to work independently to achieve deliverables in a highly professional and timely manner
§ Ability to supervise and mentor field staff& ability to travel and trek to remote locations
§ Enthusiastic and highly motivated to make change and positively impact people’s lives
Primary Roles &Responsibilities:
§ Conduct surveys of springsheds including field surveys and informal interviews with villagers create base maps of springs, geology, watershed and groundwater conditions
§ Draft and develop content for resource materials including a spring classification system, manual on springshed best practices, participatory video, PowerPoint presentations for village mobilization
§ Oversee instrumentation of springsheds (i.e.rain gauges, flow-meters, etc) and creation of participatory monitoring programme to collect spring data
§ Work with senior staff to analyze data and draft research reports on springs including classification, land use impacts, climate change vulnerability, biodiversity, etc.
§ Contribute to community mobilization including oversight of participatory development programme, village presentations, leading village mapping, etc.
§ Oversee protection of spring systems for 12 communities including participatory planning, design, construction, maintenance and monitoring
§ Lead capacity building workshops through hands-on training, exposure tours, &public demonstrations for villagers, local masons, NGO and government field staff
§ Assist development of presentations and policy briefs for decision makers at local, district & state levels
§ Train,supervise and mentor field staff
§ Provide administrative backstop and support of other Grampari programmes as needed
Organization Details:
Grameen Pariyavaren Kendra (Grampari) is a programme of Initiatives of Change which, for the last 40 years, has held trainings on values based leadership development in Panchgani, Maharashtra and has enabled people to become powerful agents of change via personal transformation. As the rural initiative of IofC, Grampari works to build the capacity of rural society through thoughtful, innovative and community led programs in livelihoods, health and environment, land leadership and local governance. Project partners include Argyham, Watershed Management Group, and AKWADAM.
Compensation & Logistics:
This is a full-time opportunity. Compensation is competitive and negotiable based on qualifications and experience. The position is based in Panchgani with frequent field travel and occasional overnight village stays.Room and board will be provided.
To Apply:
Send us your CV and a cover letter indicating why you are interested in and how you are qualified for this position to grampari...@gmail.com or the address below. The deadline is April 30th, 2013. Interviews will be conducted either in Panchgani or Mumbai.
sayali (A +ve)